Yields are limited to 30 to 45 hl/ha, no chemical fertilizers are used, the soil is plowed to promote diversity and health, all grapes are harvested by hand and vinified at the domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin, grapes are de-stemmed most years, the must is cold soaked for 3 to 5 days to best extract color and aroma from the grapes, fermentation is 100% natural and lasts for 18 to 21 days, punching down of the cap occurs twice daily, maximum 30% new oak barrels are used to age the wine, wines are aged for 16 to 18 months depending on the vintage, wine are bottled at the domaine with no fining or filtration, vines planted in 1958.
Bright and alive. Lemon, orange rind and lime. Powerful minerality with slate, graphite and wet stones. Fruity melon and Asian pear balance this wine nicely.
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Lucien Boillot Pinot Beurot "Les Grands Poisots"
2011Info
- WINEMAKER: PIERRE BOILLOT
- COLOR: WHITE
- SOIL: clay, limestone
- VARIETAL: 100% Pinot Gris
- COUNTRY: FRANCE
- REGION: BURGUNDY
- APPELLATION: GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN
- VINTAGE: 2011
- FARMING PRACTICES: SUSTAINABLE
- IMPORTER: KERMIT LYNCH